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Tracy Lusk
Associate Director
Airline Services
Tracy Lusk brings more than 18 years of experience in the Aviation sector, 9 of which were with the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) as a safety and security project manager. In that role, she served as the alternate airport security coordinator for O’Hare and managed all construction regulatory compliance for major projects. In 2014, her role shifted to focus on capital improvement projects at O’Hare as a project manager with Design and Construction. In this role, Tracy was responsible for managing and coordinating capital project issues that affected airport security both internally and with the TSA. She managed several key capital development projects including the space buildout and relocation of airlines in the main terminal and coordinating major cargo development and build out of space. Additionally, she led the coordination of gate use and allocation reports for the City of Chicago along with chairing the Construction Operations Working Group for O’Hare.
Tracy has vast experience with project management and is an expert on airline tenant relocations and security related projects. From 2022 to 2023, she managed day-to-day TSA regulatory compliance and developed related policies and procedures for the Amazon Air North America Security Network. In this role, she helped to implement a site wide credentialing project that brought the Amazon Air facility into compliance with the TSA.
Q & A with Tracy
How did you enter the aviation field?
I started as a security officer at O’ Hare airport. I loved being at the airport; it was a small city of its own and I didn’t want to leave . After years with the city bouncing around in different positions including finance, marketing, safety and security to design and construction projects, all those pieces fit together and became my niche. I never thought I’d be in aviation. It was always my goal to become a Chicago police officer.
What professional project are you most proud of?
Building 5 gate extensions in one of the O’Hare concourses. They were the first new gates O’Hare had seen in 20 years. Managing that build out for the city, and working so closely with American Airlines, was exciting to be a part of.
Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?
Iceland. By far. It was an amazing untouched place; just beautiful. I’d recommend it to anyone.
